Assuring Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services

Harold Gates is the president and co-founder of the Midwest Center for Cultural Competence, LLC, which was established in 2003. The Center provides training, education, and consultation for organizations that are seeking to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services, with the goal of helping to create a culturally competent multicultural community.

 The Midwest Center for Cultural Competence has helped many clients provide culturally competent services; clients such as: Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (DAIS), Meriter Foundation, The Management Group (TMG), Wisconsin Technical College System EEO/AA Officers, State Bar Association of Wisconsin, and the Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center (GLATTC).

Harold believes it is critical that service providers model empathy and compassion for those whom they are providing services for. Mr. Gates has used his expertise to benefit the Madison community and beyond.  He served as a cultural diversity consultant at the Mental Health Center of Dane County for 15 years. Additionally, he was on the Human Services Program faculty at Madison College for over 25 years.

Currently, Harold serves as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consultant, co-chairing the Equity and Inclusion Strategic Planning Committee in the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Medicaid Services and advising on issues of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

 Harold is also co-founder of three community-based groups: Dane County Multiracial Alliance, The Multiracial Alliance of Wisconsin, and The Interracial Families Network. He holds an MSSW in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MA in Chinese Studies from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. If you are looking for an expert in the area of DEI and cultural competency, then contact Harold. Here is his website: https://mcforculturalcompetence.com.